Fast and robust characterization of RNA targets of RNA-binding proteins by RNA-editing strategy coupled with machine learning in human embryonic stem cells
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ABSTRACT: RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) paly critical roles in regulating the maintenance and differentiation of embryonic stem cells. A critical step in understanding the functions of RBPs is the identification of their bound RNA transcripts. Towards this aim, we developed an inducible strategy named as RNA-Editing-Based-RNA-seq (REB-seq) to capture the potential RNA targets bound by the RBPs-of-interest. Fused with the catalytic domain of ADAR or APOBEC1 that mediate the A to I (A to G) or C to U (C to T) editing, respectively, REB-seq identifies the bound RNAs by transcriptome profiling without the necessity of high-performance antibodies for the RBPs. Using REB-seq, we characterized the mRNAs bound by the m6A readers IGF2BP1, IGF2BP2, and IGF2BP3 in human embryonic stem cells. We also incorporated machine learning strategy to the analysis of REB-seq data to improve the accuracy of target RNA characterization. Furthermore, REB-seq identifies associated single nucleotide polymorphisms that may affect the RBP binding and imply the disease pathogenesis. Collectively, REB-seq coupled with machine learning can be applied to capture RNA transcripts bound by RBPs-of-interest easily and robustly.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE244757 | GEO | 2023/10/10
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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